ASP.NET MVC4 - display HTML containing string as raw HTML

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I have a string, read from a database, that contains HTML that I want to output. Despite applying HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(), the View always renders the string as encoded HTML (i.e. <SPAN> instead of <SPAN>).

I am using:

string test = WebUtility.HtmlDecode(myStr);
<span>@test</span>

I have tried:

string test = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(myStr);
<span>@test</span>

<span>@HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(myStr)</span>

trailmax · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-04 12:53:52Z

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Use Html.Raw()

@Html.Raw("<span>Hello</span>")

All the output from helpers and other elements in Razor are put through HttpUtility.HtmlEncode, unless they implement IHtmlString. But your best option here is using Html.Raw()

edited Feb 4, 2014 at 12:53

answered Feb 4, 2014 at 11:13

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James · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-04 11:12:23Z

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You need to use @Html.Raw:

@Html.Raw("<h1>Header</h1>")

Will output the text Header.

answered Feb 4, 2014 at 11:12

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SilverlightFox · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-04 11:16:08Z

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Try this helper method

@Html.Raw(myStr)

edited Feb 4, 2014 at 11:16

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answered Feb 4, 2014 at 11:14

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